Tips for the Nikon D800 at a glance
Fill-in flashes in daylight
With the D800 and D800E, Nikon has added the D700 two more "small professional cameras". Besides its high resolution of 36 megapixels, the Nikon D800 offers a variety of sophisticated features and features. Maximilian Weinzierl explains in detail how to use them - this time in focus: the flash functions.
More than just a replacement for the system flash device
Flashing at sunshine? Especially when the sun is high (and under the wide-brimmed hat anyway) partial shadows are produced in the face. The flash button, which can be switched on at the push of a button, brightens the shadows automatically and ensures the perfect illumination of the portrait.
Kabellose control of external flash units
Camera setting used in the picture: P mode (aperture 5, 1/100 s), WB = auto, 3D color matrix measurement, flash exposure compensation - 0.3 LW
Longest flash shutter speed adjustable (individual e2)
If there is no time for a light set-up, the flash-out flash is always at hand, the i-TTL control, in combination with the distance information of the matrix measuring system, calculates the flash power for a balanced ratio of flash light and ambient light
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When the master control is activated (menu: Individual functions e3), the built-in flash unit controls external slave flash units. Image: Gummibärchen frontally illuminated by the integrated flash unit (- 0.7 LW corrected) and additionally an SB-800 (+ 1 LW) under the glastic plate
In the program mode and in the automatic time mode, the longest available shutter speed during flashing is selectable. This allows an individual limit to be fixed during the long-term flashing, in order to be able to still shoot from the hand or to generate specific movement effects.
Simple movies, autofocus for all cases
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